Scotland

[hoepoe]

Hi all

Well, i just arrived back from a trip to Scotland. Unfortunatley i did not have too much time to tour as I did have to work there.

From what i did see, i can honestly recommend it as a holiday destination, friendly folks, beautiful scenery and great beer!

I know of a few history enthusiasts on the board and Scotland has an amazing history.
Very proud people and amazing castles etc.

3 highlights for me:
1) Honours of Scotland-Scottich Crown, Sword and 'Honours' that a King would behold
2) Stirling Castle-Overlooking the battlefield where Sir William Wallace defeated the English
3) Wallace Memorial.

The only downside is that everythng is very expensive (and the weather).

Hoepoe

[Gypsy]

Thanks for the AAR Hoepoe, Scotland is on my list of places to visit...after Ireland.

[inbredyokel]

Being one of the locals myself I thought in the interests of international harmony, it might be a capital idea to furbish you with some information on the land of my birth and the natives.
Please avail yourselves of the links below and use the information wisely.

http://www.scotweb.co.uk/underthekilt/
http://www.rampantscotland.com/parli...iamo_index.htm

[Five-O]

"The problem with Scotland is that its full of Scotts"......Longshanks

[Wha Daur]

Hoepoe, glad you enjoyed my home country. Sadly both the rain and the costs are a bit off putting. Still, I always thought it was a place that people should visit because of the history and the countryside.

Hope the next time you go, you will get a real chance to have a look around. Cheers.

Wha Daur

[Trip_Wire (RIP)]

I'll be stopping in Glasgow (Greenock) on Sept. 27, 2006 at 0800 hrs. I'll be on the Star Princess.

On that day, my wife and I have booked a tour through Princess to Inverary Castle & Loch Lomand. (0900 — 1730) It includes a Scone stop and a lunch of some sort at a Pub I think. As I recall, the bus ride is fairly long.

Here is the whole trip.:

We'll fly Seattle to Copehagen and board the Star Princess there.

We'll dock at Dover: Tour: London Panorama & Pub Tour (One day)

Dock at Cornwall: (Falmouth) Lands end tour (One day)

Waterford Ireland: Tour: Crystal Factory & Kilkenny Castle (One day)

Glasgow: (Greenock) Tour: Iverary Castle & Loch Lomand (One day)

Belfast (Northern Ireland) Tour: Giant’s Causeway & Antrim (One day)

Raykjavik Iceland: Tour The Golden Circle w/Lunch (One day)

Qaqotog, Greenland: No tours scheduled.

St. Johns, Newfoundland: Tour Cape Spear Lighthouse & St. Johns

New York: End of Voyage, fly home to Seattle, WA

(15 Days aboard the Star Princess.)